Chapter 15 Cheng Jiao's Choice

The two of them grilled meat and drank wine while chatting. The snow fell silently, but it created a relaxing scene.

After talking about some things, Qing Yunzi saw the Chi You Sword placed to the side behind Ying Zifei, and thought of the recent trend, so he reminded him: "Boy, many people have exaggerated the legend of your Chi You Sword recently."

"The legend of the Lord of All Weapons, plus the claim that you can obtain a powerful inheritance if you obtain it, tsk tsk, someone wants to use this method to attract more swordsmen to be interested in you."

Ying Zifei drank the wine in the cup, laughed and said: "Senior, the legend of a sword is actually the biography of the person who uses the sword."

"The famous swords in the famous sword book all record the legends of people and swords."

"I also want to see how many people can't resist the temptation of the legend of Chiyou's sword."

As he spoke, he drank another cup, smiled happily and said, "The wind and snow chill the earth, and the hot blood stains the sword. I look forward to their actions."

Seeing that this boy was very heroic, Qing Yunzi was also influenced by this emotion and laughed: "It is the old man who underestimated your strength."

He didn't know how strong Ying Zifei was, but he knew that there were definitely not many people who could break through Ying Zifei's external training body.

The two drank another cup together. At this time, the butler arrived and bowed before reporting: "My Lord, someone has come from the palace. Please come in."

Ying Zifei raised his eyebrows and asked, "Is it the Queen Mother who invited you?"

If King Ying Zheng of Qin wanted him to enter the palace, he would not need this method. The people who came to invite him must be the queen dowagers in the palace.

"Queen Mother Xia Ji!"

The butler's answer reminded Ying Zifei of something. After talking to Qing Yunzi for a few words, he got up and left.

……

Admiring the snow in the palace garden, Queen Mother Xia Ji and Cheng Jiao, the grandfather and grandson, looked at the falling snow and felt the chill.

Ying Zifei arrived, bowed and greeted the Queen Mother, then knelt down in the smile of Queen Mother Xia Ji.

"My boy is as powerful as a tiger now, and he is no worse than your father."

Queen Mother Xia Ji's words made Ying Zifei tense up, and he could only humbly say: "Your Majesty, you are too kind, I am ashamed to accept it."

"Thank you for the compliment?" Queen Mother Xia Ji had a complicated expression. The accurate showdown of King Ying Zheng of Qin made her and Cheng Jiao realize that King Ying Zheng of Qin and Marquis of Zhen'an Ying Zifei were like a dragon and a tiger in harmony, waiting to roar across the world in the future.

It's not that I'm praising him too much, but I'm really underestimating this kid.

Knowing that she couldn't beat around the bush any more, Queen Mother Xia Ji said, "My boy Fei, I intend to let Cheng Jiao go to the Yin-Yang School to ask, what do you think?"

Ying Zifei narrowed his eyes slightly. King Ying Zheng of Qin had confronted these two people. Was it that they were scared?
Let Cheng Jiao go to the Yin-Yang School to ask for advice? This is simply to make Cheng Jiao never ask about the affairs of the Qin State from now on.

Such a decision made Ying Zifei feel a little unsure.

"Queen Dowager, Chang'an Jun wants to enter the Yin-Yang School to learn the Dao. Why do you need to ask Zifei's opinion? Everything will be decided by the Queen Dowager and Chang'an Jun."

Queen Mother Xia Ji looked at Ying Zifei with a smile on her face, thinking that this little guy was very cunning. She didn't believe that he didn't understand what she wanted to say.

The question just asked was nothing more than asking Ying Zifei to give Cheng Jiao a guarantee in the future.

After a showdown, she believed in the magnanimity of her grandson Ying Zheng, but she did not trust some people.

Those people will only drag Cheng Jiao out again when they find an opportunity for their own purposes.

In order for Cheng Jiao to be comforted in the future, there must be someone who can help him stop those people.

And Ying Zifei, who is in charge of the Black Ice Stage, is the most suitable person.

"Little Zifei, you understand what I mean." Queen Mother Xia Ji stared at Ying Zifei and said word by word: "You should give me a promise. The power of the Black Ice Platform also includes the responsibility of ensuring the comfort of the royal family's children."

"When the brothers of the previous king fought for power, your father was in charge of the Black Ice Platform. He also went to the ancestral temple to ask for the Qin Sword of Duke Mu and made a promise."

The powerful Queen Mother Xia Ji was about to force Ying Zifei, but Ying Zifei remained calm and replied, "Queen Mother, is this the reason you are fighting for power and then handing the mess over to Heibingtai to clean up?"

His eyes were fixed on Queen Mother Xia Ji, and he said in a blunt tone: "If this is the protective method that the Queen Mother had planned long ago, then the Queen Mother should not forget that there are also sudden deaths among the royal family members."

"Enter the ancestral temple to request the use of Duke Mu's sword to suppress Qin? Zifei dares to ask, what merits have Chang'an Jun Chengjiao made that I can request the use of Duke Mu's sword to suppress Qin."

The aggressive words made Queen Mother Xia Ji and Cheng Jiao's faces change drastically. Cheng Jiao looked angry and said, "Ying Zifei, why do you treat me so contemptuously?"

Ying Zifei sneered at the words and said bluntly: "Chang'an Jun thinks too highly of yourself. You and I have rarely met before. If it weren't for the Queen Mother's summons today, the most we would have met would be in the court."

"In every struggle for royal power among royal families, the loser must pay the corresponding price."

"Don't you think, Lord Chang'an, that the Queen Mother can force Zifei to agree to this and protect Lord Chang'an from future actions?"

As he spoke, Ying Zifei turned his gaze to Queen Mother Xia Ji and said in a leisurely tone: "Queen Mother, to admit defeat, you must have the attitude and mentality to admit defeat. It is easy to enter the game but difficult to leave."

"The Queen Mother pressed me today just to ask for a guarantee for Chang'an Jun, but does the Queen Mother really think that he will be out of the game this way?"

Queen Mother Xia Ji was silent. Cheng Jiao opened his mouth, not knowing how to refute. After a dozen breaths, Queen Mother Xia Ji sighed and said, "You are right."

Enter the game and compete, and the loser pays the price, this is the rule.

Ying Zifei stood up, saluted, and walked away. Cheng Jiao looked at his back, his face changing, and finally he sighed dejectedly: "Grandmother, is the destiny really on my brother Ying Zheng?"

Scenes of events over the years flashed through his mind, and Cheng Jiao felt exhausted all over.

It can be said that in a showdown, his brother Ying Zheng, with his absolute strength and advantage, defeated all his thoughts and ideas.

"Cheng Jiao, don't have any more ideas." Queen Mother Xia Ji smiled bitterly. Her son Ying Yiren chose to recognize Queen Mother Huayang as his mother in order to win the throne. This was the reason why she chose to support Cheng Jiao in the fight over the years.

She had to prove herself that she could only endure the humiliation and unwillingness she felt back then once.

Now, a showdown with her grandson Ying Zheng has completely shattered her persistence over the years.

The child Ying Zheng actually reached a peaceful transfer of power with Lu Buwei.

She knew clearly that the political situation in the Qin court was unstable and Cheng Jiao had little chance.

Once the political situation is stable and the future transfer of power is smooth, Cheng Jiao will no longer have any chance.

This showdown was not a show-off by Ying Zheng, the child, but a way of telling her and Cheng Jiao that if they continued to be unwilling to give in, there would be no mercy at all in the future.

The concept of affection is a very strange thing among the royal family members.

It doesn't have to be much, but it must be there. Once this only thing is gone, many things will be filled with cold murderous intent and bloody changes.

Cheng Jiao's expression changed again. After a long while, he smiled bitterly and said, "Grandma, Cheng Jiao knows."

"In fact, from the moment he ascended the throne, many things were already destined."

Queen Mother Xia Ji also sighed with regret. Yes, after all the troubles over the years, she should have given up the idea long ago.

……

Queen Mother Zhao Ji handed over the part of Luowang power that she was in charge of to Chang'an Jun Chengjiao. At the same time, Chang'an Jun Chengjiao also took over part of the power of Zongyingwei.

Such a change made many people shudder with fear. In the palace, Queen Dowager Huayang was not surprised by the arrival of Changping Jun Xiong Qi.

"Queen Mother, with this change, is this an admission of defeat or a compromise?"

Changping Jun needed an accurate judgment at this time. The Queen Mother Huayang was in the palace and could sense the details of the changes. He needed the Queen Mother Huayang to make a judgment.

"He admitted defeat!" The Queen Mother Huayang said with great certainty, and sighed: "Controlling that part of the Luowang and Zongyingwei power may seem like Cheng Jiao's power has been extended, but this is actually a cage for him."

"With Ying Qing and Lu Buwei watching him, would Cheng Jiao dare to make any unusual moves?"

"Such a change means that Cheng Jiao has taken the initiative to trap himself in this cage."

Upon hearing this, Changping Jun felt a little panicked. Queen Mother Xia Ji and Cheng Jiao gave up in such an inexplicable way. Who was behind this?
He asked his doubts directly. With such changes, if the Chu family did not make an accurate judgment, they would be in danger of being calculated.

"I don't know." Queen Dowager Huayang shook her head. At this moment, she really didn't know why Queen Dowager Xia Ji and Cheng Jiao suddenly gave in.

Without an accurate judgment, after leaving the palace, Changping Jun went directly to visit Lu Buwei, wanting to test him.

"That's interesting." In the mansion of Marquis Zhen'an, after reading the intelligence, Ying Zifei placed his chess piece on the chessboard. Looking at the clan elder Ying Qing, he said with a click of the tongue: "Queen Mother Xia Ji is really generous. She can actually make you old men regard Cheng Jiao as the future ruler of the Zongying Guard."

The old man's mouth twitched when he heard this. He knew that Ying Zifei had rudely criticized Queen Mother Xia Ji.

You, Ying Zifei, do not have the courage to do so. It is the Black Ice Platform that you are in charge of, and you have the power to enter the ancestral temple and request the Sword of Qin Suppressed by Duke Mu. But these elders of the clan do not have the courage to refuse Queen Mother Xia Ji.

"It's a good choice for both parties." Ying Qing placed his piece on the chessboard and sighed, "Let alone her identity, just her request for Cheng Jiao's future safety, Zong Zheng must also respond."

"Trapped in a cage, Cheng Jiao, who is still in the game, will be less vulnerable in the future."

"The Queen Mother said that you were the one who woke her up. It's easy to get into the game but hard to get out. Cheng Jiao has always been in the game. This is his fate."

Ying Zifei made his move and said jokingly: "Everyone is arranging the fate of others. This world is too difficult."

Ying Qing rolled his eyes. No wonder this brat dared to confront Queen Mother Xia Ji. In his heart, he had no such sense of awe for authority.

"The king intends to expand the clan's Shadow Guard. In the future, clan members will either choose to serve in the court, join the clan's Shadow Guard, or enter the Black Ice Platform."

"The deal between Queen Mother Xia Ji and the royal family was actually approved by the king. As for the arrangement with Cheng Jiao, the king probably wanted to make some arrangements."

"Yesterday he talked to me and frankly said that starting with him, when future generations compete for the throne, a rule must be established."

Ying Zifei was thoughtful after hearing this and asked, "Is it restraint or supervision?"

(End of this chapter)